Urban Right-of-Way Allocation Problem: Considering All Demands

The right-of-way (ROW) is limited in urban areas, thus it should be used wisely. This paper aims to introduce and discuss the three functions of the street and to describe the allocation problem of the ROW. In terms of the functions of the streets, the authors found several authors that acknowledged a place function. People demand places to walk, gather, interact etc. But as a consequence of current environmental challenges that need to be faced, the authors justified a third function of the street – the environmental – that deals with the provision of environmental services. In terms of the allocation problem, the authors reviewed the current ROW allocation practices and they criticize them. They present some evidences of ongoing changes in North American streets as proof that something was wrong and that the streets are in a transition phase. The authors summarize the attempts to solve the allocation problem, such as complete streets, livable streets, and green streets. They join all together to present a simplified framework to ground the allocation problem. Finally they discuss the implication of this framework.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AFB40 Landscape and Environmental Design.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Rodriguez-Valencia, Alvaro
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC
  • Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
• Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17p
• Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Right of way (Land); Streets; Streetscape; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: North America
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I15: Environment; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01515463
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-3704
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 24 2014 8:42AM